The Frog Lottery - Dec. 27, 2025

Gary Hunter

Dec 27, 2025

1 min read

here in the desert

we rarely win the spin

for the lotto of rain

so when it happens

it must feel like

winning the lottery

to frogs napping on

parched porches and

cracked living rooms

ecstatic from fresh fortune,

to dance and celebrate

among the diamond raindrops

all I know is

it hurts my ears

to walk the creek at dusk

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